2. Edgewater Place Historic District - National Register Nomination

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United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Edgewater Place Historic District Saint Joseph County, IN Name of Property County and State Section 7 page 11 Company of Joliet, Illinois. The couple had two children, Frances (Bender) and Ralph. Frances was given the house by her father in 1953.7 516 River Avenue. Lowry House, Craftsman, 1920, Contributing Whitcomb & Keller, builders Second from left side of photo 09 The two-story, side-gabled house has a concrete foundation and its walls are covered with wood shingles. The house has 8/1 wood windows with simple trim boards. A simple frieze board is at the top of the second story on the side-gable walls. The gables are carried by wood braces and the roof is covered with asphalt shingles. The façade features a porch on its south half. The porch walls and square corner columns are covered with wood shingles and are capped by wood trim. The columns carry a shed roof. The porch entry steps are located in the south end of the front wall. The porch’s back wall features a wood entry door with window in the top half in its south end. An 8/1 window is north of the door. A pair of 8/1 windows is in the north half of the façade. The second story features two 8/1 windows on the façade. A small attic dormer with gabled roof is centered on the façade. It features a small wood window divided into six panes. The house was built by Whitcomb & Keller in 1920 and became the home of James and Eleanor Lowry, natives of New York, in 1921. The Lowrys purchased the home from the development company in 1929. James Lowry was an autoworker for the Studebaker Company from about 1920 until his death in 1942, during which time the Lowrys resided at the house.8 520 River Avenue. Wottaw House, Craftsman, 1923, Contributing Whitcomb & Keller, builders Second from right side of photo 09 Garage, Contributing 524 River Avenue. Wallace House, Bungalow, 1920, Contributing Whitcomb & Keller, builders Right side of photo 09; third from right side of photo 10 Garage, Contributing The two-story house has a Bungalow form with side-gabled walls, full-width front porch, and full-width front-gabled dormer. The house has a brick foundation and porch walls, clapboards on its first story walls, and wood shingles on its second story walls. A trim board divides the first and second story. The house has Craftsman style wood windows with simple crown moldings. The roof is covered with asphalt shingles. The façade is composed of a brick porch with concrete floor. The porch has three large square columns of brick; two support the corners and one is off-centered to the south to flank concrete 7 South Bend HPC Survey Card, 1979/1985 8 South Bend HPC Survey Card, 1985